DEATH IS MERELY A CHANGE OF STATE

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[rotcursed]

In every single case, death is never an absolute ending of anything…

Death is merely a change of state.

✩ low activity, indie, selective multifandom multimuse ✩ ft muses from the magnus archives, glitch productions, and (heavily canon-divergent) ava's demon ✩ please read rules before following! ✩ feel free to fill out the interest checker! ✩ ROTTED BY ELIAS (27, he/him) 𓁿  TRYPOPHOBIA WARNING FOR DESKTOP THEME SIDEBAR, AND JANE PRENTISS (magnus archives) IN GOOGLE SITES.

ADDED 16 APRIL 2026 - TADC MUSES ARE INACTIVE UNTIL AFTER EPISODE 9.

[mad-hatter-memes]

Weird Duolingo Sentences

A collection of dialogue prompts of the more off-kilter sentences from the app "Duolingo". Feel free to adjust quotes as necessary.

"He says he is a model, but really, he is a priest."

"I still hear the voices."

"I don't love you, I only love mayonnaise."

"Where can we hide the bodies?"

"Look, [Name]! You don't have pants on!"

"He informed the jury that he was "too pretty to go to jail.""

"There is your wife, with a man, behind the restaurant."

"There's a problem, he wants to come with his cow."

"That is not water, it is yellow."

"Did you come to kill us?"

"I thought it was an apple store, but they only sold computers."

"This blonde man has stupid ideas."

"I'm getting electrocuted! And I like it!"

"There is a hand coming out of the toilet."

"Love is blind, but the neighbors ain't.'

"Do fish drink water?"

"There is somebody's head in the fridge."

"We got divorced, because my cat was too cute."

"Are we studying the fish? Or is the fish studying us?"

"Who is more attractive, Snoopy or Yoda?"

"If you are kind, you will get a lemon."

"Are two half brothers one brother?"

"What do we say to the god of death?"

"I want to live in your shoes, so I can be with you every step of the way."

"Eat my crepes, I didn't poison them."

"Why are you taking your shirt off?"

"One day, you'll wake up and wonder where your life has gone."

"My relationships generally end because of me."

"This person says he is a wizard, but I don't believe him."

"Why are you afraid of plumbers?"

"I'm the one who killed him, but I'll never confess!"

"My students learn slowly, cows are more intelligent!"

"You have shoes and you're going to give them to me."

"I laughed because you looked like an angry crocodile."

"What is tea? What is water? Who am I?"

"They're coming in through the windows!"

"What were you doing with my boyfriend?"

"Our food hasn't killed anybody yet!"

[pchms]

oh  she  is  VERY  fluffy  indeed.  that  was  one  of  the  key  traits  her  creator  had  in  mind  to  perfect  as  much  as  possible,  the  ideal  pet  toy  should  be  soft  to  the  touch  after  all.  still,  that  can  be  for  another  time.

as  of  now  the  plush  can't  help  but  get  on  all  fours  just  to  scamper  in  circles  around  Nori,  excited  zoomies  over  the  fact  she  may  get  to  have  delicious  meat  again  after  what  feels  like  forever.  this  soon  turns  to  them  jumping  at  her  legs  -  what  an  energetic  little  critter.

“I  WANNA  GOOOO-  take  me  there,  take  meee!!”

[rotcursed]

Hands are stuffed into her pockets, tail curling around her leg, just to keep herself even more focused. Maybe she'd ask on the walk, maybe she'd wait, it was up in the air on just how long she'd be able to resist asking.

Just watching them start with the zoomies gets a snort out of her, with Nori carefully stepping around her to start leading the way back to the building. "We're going, we're going!" Poochie's energy is refreshing, infectious; putting more of a pep in her step as Nori walks backwards so that she can still talk to her. "You know that giant, stupid looking box of a building that's shorter than all the rest in the city? They did a lot of other stupid things in there, pretty sure I saw a few rooms just full of organs. Not, uh... Not sure how good those ones are, looked a little off."

[mcflymemes]

PROMPTS FROM THE EXORCIST *  assorted dialogue from the 1973 film, adjust as necessary

they've found something. small pieces.

this is strange.

i wish you didn't have to go.

there is something i must do.

i sure do love you.

it's okay. i got it, thanks.

why are they tearing the building down?

has there been enough killing?

i think i'll walk home tonight, [name].

take that, and drop it by my house.

hi, how'd your day go?

what have we got here?

you got an invitation.

i'm so happy to see you.

you can't keep going up and down those stairs.

you are not happy. tell me. what is the matter?

hey. where'd this come from?

you've been playing with it?

maybe he's sleeping.

why are you reading that?

what are we going to do on your birthday?

what would you like to do? got any ideas?

you're not going to marry him, are you?

where'd you ever get an idea like that?

i want out of this job. it's wrong.

you're the best we've got.

why do people have to die?

my bed was shaking.

you should have called me the minute it happened.

do you have an appointment?

i'm gonna take you home.

i think that's the answer.

wait a minute. what are you talking about?

i'd say her vocabulary's rather extensive.

the best explanation is always the simplest one.

listen, if you ever go up there again, will you take me along?

bastard! i will kill you!

i think we have a guest.

what made you say that, [name]?

make it stop! what's wrong? i'm scared!

i don't want it!

you fucking bastard!

i suppose you've heard.

is there someone inside you?

if he talks to me, i think he'll leave you. do you want him to leave you?

yeah, it's true. you do look like a boxer.

is that a threat?

it has worked, in fact, although not for the reason they think.

please go away.

how do you go about getting an exorcism?

i'd like to help you.

now kindly undo these straps.

nothing you could do would make it any worse.

i thought you were supposed to be an expert.

what an excellent day for an exorcism.

it would bring us together.

you keep it away.

you're convinced that it's genuine.

i'll call you as soon as i know.

i cast you out! unclean spirit!

the power of christ compels you.

are you tired?

let's rest before we start again.

i think the point is to make us despair. to see ourselves as animal and ugly. to reject the possibility that god could love us.

will you excuse me, [name]?

somebody fell at the bottom of the steps here!

i'm gonna miss you.

i hope to see you again soon.

i came to say goodbye.

do you like films?

[unluckieststar]

"No she didn't ask me to do shit. She has vent before about things though. I know Ava can be stubborn but, sometimes people just want support. I get maybe you don't like her what she doing. I am not huge fan of it either but, at the end of the day it is HER choice to do what she gonna do not ours." He explained to him taking in sharp breath. He really used a different Joestar was here right now he wasn't good at this shit. Giorno would know what to say to these too.

"I think she cares about you. I think she also cares what you think about her. I am gonna ask question so don't get mad. I just want you be honest with me ok? Why did you not tell her you got one those spirit things in ya too."

[rotcursed]

Odin is silent, taking in what Jovanni says with a patience that is almost as annoying as the confirmation that whether Ava had intended to or not, this had gotten back to him. He even sounded like she did, which Odin is not about to take the time to unpack on why that bothers him. "...Th-Then you know as m-much as I d-d-do t-that sh-she's got a d-d-d-d-death wish." For all that girl spouted about wanting to live, suddenly choosing to do something completely on her own like that made it sound like she didn't want to live nearly as much as she claimed.

Jovanni telling him not to get angry causes his expression to darken, knowing exactly where it was going even before he had gotten the question out fully. Honest with him. He had been honest to Ava, knew that she wouldn't like his answer. It still pisses him off, of course, and Odin pulls his pipe and lighter from his pocket, taking his time in lighting it up. One very, very long drag later, he exhales and pinches the bridge of his nose. "It w-w-wasn't th-the r-r-right t-time. D-Do you r-r-really t-think t-throwing around the f-f-fact that t-there were th-th-th-th-three of th-them around at her, all at once, w-w-would have d-done her any good?"

[sillymuses]

"Why not both?" Carmen retorted back. The thief has done this long enough to know that eyes could be anywhere. One could never be too careful when it came to protecting or accessing the information required to fulfill a mission.

A brow raises at the question and she takes a moment to ponder. Would it hurt to tell? Not really. Unless the other was planning on double crossing her for the item but that was unlikely. The payment was there just to ensure such an act wouldn't be necessary.

"Golden egg encrusted with various diamonds. No doubt coming into the CEO's hands through less than legal means. Apparently, loves showing it off like a little kid at the playground." A smile soon spreads across her face. "Thought it might be funny to snatch it up for myself. Might even make the news for it if he's agitated enough by the loss."

[rotcursed]

"Rarer occurrence, but a refreshing one." They could count the number of oddballs that had willingly come to Night City on one hand, the city was a cesspit that only the foolish came to with hopes of anything getting better out of it. Carmen, she hopes, isn't one of those people.

Information was, at this point, one of the few things she would ever consider important enough to double cross anyone over. While she rarely had repeat clients, burning that bridge was often times more of a hinderance in some god-forsaken way that even humoring the notion never crossed their mind.

Cupid pauses, taking the moment to actually do a little research. A handful of articles do pop up, their nose scrunching up at just how tacky the egg looks. "So, definitely not from around here. That's just how those fuckers work, anything and everything they can flaunt will be." The name of the CEO is vaguely familiar, though they can't place whether it was from a job, general gossip, or if they had personally met them once. "I can tell you with confidence that they'll throw a temper-tantrum about it, especially if it's not one of the gangs." Grey eyes study her for a moment, their head tilting. "...And that'll paint a huge target on your back if you're found out."

[leneemusing]

A FEW VARIOUS SENTENCE STARTERS

❝ i wouldn't find the need to tell you 'i told you so' if you weren't so allergic to admitting i'm right. ❞

❝ there are better hills to die on but i find this one quite comfortable. ❞

❝ would you come with me please? i adore your company. ❞

❝ that's not the worst thing i've ever heard but it's certainly up there. ❞

❝ i would love to help you but i'm afraid i'm suffering from a terrible case of 'it's not my problem.' ❞

❝ could you just think about anyone other than yourself for once? ❞

❝ i'm not going to stand here and argue with you about how much you need to get some rest. if i find you passed out on the floor i'm leaving you there. ❞

❝ would you be a dear and shut the hell up. ❞

❝ i know i need help but i'm not quite ready to ask for it. ❞

❝ do you know where we're going or are we just trying to get lost now? ❞

❝ i have confided this in you, please do not betray that trust. ❞

❝ do you like it here? with me? ❞

❝ are you still happy? with me, i mean. with us. ❞

❝ i didn't lie, i simply presented a selective truth. ❞

❝ do you actually like spending time with me? because i feel like all you do is argue. ❞

❝ one of us will eventually have to have the strength to be honest with ourselves about each other. ❞

❝ i want to tell you something i just need a moment to figure out the right words. ❞

❝ if you were the religious type i would challenge god to win your devotion. ❞

❝ don't tell me to quit being melodramatic it's the only time i have any fun. ❞

❝ were you ever going to tell me or were you just going to make me guess what you're thinking and feeling. ❞

[naughtyandnicerpmemes]

Reblog if I’m allowed to send you in character asks even if we have never talked before.

[mcflymemes]

PROMPTS FROM TRAINSPOTTING *  assorted dialogue from the 1996 film, adjust as necessary

the truth is that i'm a bad person. but that's gonna change. i'm going to change.

now i'm cleaning up and i'm moving on, going straight and choosing life.

the streets are awash with drugs you can have for unhappiness and pain, and we took them all.

choose life. choose a job. choose a career. choose a family.

why would i want to do a thing like that?

i chose not to choose life. i chose something else.

the reasons? there are no reasons.

doesn't it make you proud to be scottish?

i've justified this to myself in all sorts of ways.

it wasn't a big deal, just a minor betrayal.

why did i do it? i could offer a million answers, all false.

i'm looking forward to it already.

i'm gonna be just like you.

excuse me. i don't mean to harass you, but i was very impressed with the capable and stylish manner in which you dealt with that situation.

i was thinking to myself, now this girl's special.

what's your name?

i'm going home.

i'll come back with you if you like, but like, i'm not promising anything, you know.

do you find that this approach usually works?

let me guess, you've never tried it before.

you don't normally approach girls, am i right?

personality, i mean that's what counts, right?

sounds great to me.

our only response was to keep on going and "fuck everything."

no matter how often you go out and rob and fuck people over, you always need to get up and do it all over again.

what are you two talking about?

no more. i'm finished with that shite.

gonna get it right this time. gonna get it sorted out.

i sure have heard that one before.

people think it's all about misery and desperation and death and all that shit which is not to be ignored, but what they forget is the pleasure of it. otherwise we wouldn't do it.

we're not fucking stupid. at least, we're not that fucking stupid.

now i'm ready.

what's on the menu this evening?

who the fuck are you?

did you bring the cards?

you're not getting any younger. the world's changing. music's changing

the guy's dead anyway.

the point is, you've got to find something new.

what do you mean?

at one time, you've got it, and then you lose it, and it's gone forever.

what's the point you're trying to make?

that means fuck all.

so we all get old and then we can't hack it anymore. is that it?

what attracts you to the leisure industry?

do you mean that you lied on your application?

i paid for the tickets!

it's all about aesthetics and it's fuck all to do with morality.

it seems, however, i really am the luckiest guy in the world.

what the fuck are these?

that's all i've got. take it or leave it.

i want a fucking hit.

i quite enjoyed the sound of it all.

for all the good they've done me, i might as well have stuck them up my arse.

for the first time in my adult life i was almost content.

useless motherfucker, that's what she called me.

i'm sorry, but these things happen. let's put it behind us.

you were quite happy to do a lot more last night.

calm down. you're not going to jail.

if you don't see me again, i'll tell the police.

i can't believe you did that.

[troublcmakcrs]

   Mrs. Tweak laughs softly, tipping her chin up, and Tweek glances up at her cautiously to see how bad the situation is. Something settles uncomfortably in the bottom of his gut, and he hopes that she will go easy on Agnes because if he knows anything about his mother, she might take the woman’s kindness as a personal challenge. She has driven home multiple times that she is the only grown woman he should ever trust and might think Agnes is trying to steal him away from her.

   Tweek slinks a few steps back away from the table but doesn’t go all the way to the back room yet. He is curious to hear what Agnes will say, or what his mother will say in order to shut her down.

   With her free hand, Mrs. Tweak picks a napkin out of the holder and swipes it over the tan ring the coffeepot left behind. “I appreciate you saying so,” she says, as if she only believes Agnes is being polite for society’s sake, as though she knows he’s nothing but a nightmare to talk to, but you can’t go around saying that about other people’s kids. She could say it about her own, though, if she wanted.

   “I know he’s all over the place.” And the haze, invisible to her and her son, thickens around her a little more, starts to drip off her in tendrils. “He has ADD and a wild imagination.” She smiles—slightly fanged. “You know kids. He’ll talk your ear off about just the most nonsensical things if you let him and have you here all day.”

[rotcursed]

Should she take it as a challenge, perhaps Agnes would relent and try to meet fire with fire, though she would prefer to avoid it if she had the option. Staying away from being confrontational has done her well, even with some of the more combative people that she knows.

Agnes moves her hands back as the napkin is plucked from the holder, lifting her cup up as she does so. Part of that is instinct, the other an attempt to appear unaware of the situation she has put Tweek in. Her eyes narrow, well aware of the unfortunate timing it has with reacting to Mrs. Tweak's statements. Damn it, damn it all.

"There's no shame in that, he's a child." Anger rises in her, the urge to stand tripled. She places her hands back on the table, setting the cup aside as she angles herself better to face Tweek's mother. "A healthy imagination is normal at his age, is it not? We all could use a little bit of joy in our lives," The tendrils are too far for her to reach for without it being obvious, though the minuscule ones that had attached themselves to the table were not. Reaching out for a napkin herself, she pushes her hand through as many of them as she can as she sets her cup on top of the napkins she had grabbed.

"I think it's refreshing to hear. Allows us all to see the world through another person's perspective for a moment."

[mcflymemes]

PROMPTS FROM PROJECT HAIL MARY *  assorted dialogue from the book by andy weir, some lines reworked to suit a roleplay format, adjust as necessary

human beings have a remarkable ability to accept the abnormal and make it normal.

it'll be interesting to see how this plays out.

glad i could be part of it.

evolution is lazy.

i guess this is it.

your face is leaking.

i will miss you.

you're my friend. heck, you're my best friend.

we have figured this out.

got to love computers. they do all the thinking for you so you don't have to.

another day, another staff meeting.

who would have thought saving the world could be so boring?

does that mean it's not no? is that another yes?

you're not alone. neither of us are.

sometimes the stuff we all hate ends up being the only way to do things.

i'm a scientist!

now we're getting somewhere!

time for me to use science.

i'm hungry.

what's your name?

are all russians crazy?

when stupid ideas work, they become genius ideas.

do you believe in god?

i know it's a personal question.

it's like he's inviting us to explore the universe.

if i had a nickel for every time i wanted to smack a kid's parents for not teaching them even the most basic things... well... i'd have enough nickels to put in a sock and smack those parents with it.

this is happy!

your face opening is in sad mode.

we're pretty untrustworthy, but i don't want him to know that.

i'm smart enough to know that i'm stupid. that's progress.

you poked it with a stick?

it was a scientific poke with a very scientific stick.

work fast.

first i have to wait for my computer to wake up.

fist my bump.

usually you're not stupid.

once again, i'm struck by melancholy.

i have to save humanity first. stupid humanity. getting in the way of my hobbies.

oh thank god. i can't imagine explaining sleep to someone who had never heard of it.

if i can't do it for a while, i go insane and eventually die.

no need for concern.

we're as smart as evolution made us.

we're the minimum intelligence needed to ensure we can dominate our planet.

i spend a lot of time un-suiciding this suicide mission.

that's not creepy at all.

wait a minute! am i a guinea pig?

it's not like that.

no. you cannot die. you are my friend.

be careful.

i don't want to look dumb in front of the aliens.

math is not thinking. math is procedure.

at least i'm not alone.

aaaaand they're dead.

you get to watch your food cook without melting your face off.

the hardest part about working with aliens and saving humanity from extinction is constantly having to come up with names for stuff.

you are here!

you saved me!

set up the damn tunnel!

get back in your ship!

it gives me a feeling of control.

i'm on a suicide mission.

yes. there'll be wars.

see how easy it is?

all i have to do is tell you something you don't want to hear.

it's the kids of today that'll have to make the world of tomorrow work.

when you're stupid tired, accept that you're stupid tired. don't try to solve things right then.

want to meet up in the bathroom down the hall and have sex?

let's see what we can do when we really set our minds to it.

you want me to observe you sleep?

you're a coward and you always have been!

you avoid risk like the plague.

[rotcursed]

@babiibats said:  ❛   Part of me really wants to TRY TO EAT garlic bread. Everyone says it tastes good, but it smells so fucking bad.   ❜ //from Aluin to anyone

Jon is not so bold as to ask the first rounds of questions that come to mind, his disregard for his own safety being the cause of one too many situations that could have been easily avoided had he not opened his mouth. At least in this instance, he has found some comfort in the fact that the familiar is not an exact match.

So, he offers a small smile instead, a tilt of his head that follows through into leaning in to light his cigarette. "It is quite pungent, isn't it?" He does not cook nearly enough to be able to offer any insights on how to mask the smell nor the taste, however. "Sticks around in the air, even if it is baked into something. Some garlic bread is worse than others, though, so I wouldn't say you're missing much."

[modestmuses]

   “That works,” Case says, nodding. “It’s simple enough to print out a new manifest, but it would have to match what’s in their system, too.” Neither of the Nomads can be considered netrunners by any means, although Genevieve is a little better at it than her partner.

   “That might be the best option if you really can’t stand to see the soap opera of unrequited love at the east gate,” Genevieve adds, snickering, which earns her a beleaguered stare from Case. “I know for sure we’d be able to cause enough of a distraction for you to do what you need to do. We’ve dealt with the border people a million times before, so we know how to give them the runaround by now.”

   “And because they make us check our weapons while they go over everything, it shouldn’t get too loud or messy.” Case’s eyes slide over to Genevieve who meets him with a shrug.

[rotcursed]

Nori nods, locking her fingers together and stretching them out as much as she can in front of her without knocking into anyone. "That's decided, then? I'd just need to be able to see the machine," She knows she should practice before trying to blindly fire her way through it, but so long as they can keep people occupied it really shouldn't be an issue. "Or something with a more direct connection to it."

Being so used to working her way through closed systems, even without the skills she has now, has likely given her an edge over most. No one ever had the foresight to plan for drone with too much time on her hands getting in and mucking things up.

"Should- How should I tell you it's done? Hand signal? Would it be better to try and do it before you're at the actual gate?" She would prefer to have it done before, personally, but if it was unavoidable she would adapt. "Can't imagine anyone else there wants to sit through it either, might as well spare them the cringe-fest."

[unluckieststar]

Jovanni wasn't good at this. He sighed as he rubbed the back of his neck. "I know that but, like you both care about each other at least seem that way to me. Maybe you just both need to sit down open up to each and really LISTEN to each other. I am not trying preach or anything but, I don't know. I just think she cares about you and I think you care about her."

[rotcursed]

"W-Why-" Before he can finish that thought, Odin has clamped his jaw, fighting not to grind his teeth. There was no reason for anyone else to get involved with how he and Ava interact, they're doing about as well as they can.

"D-Did s-she ask you t-t-to do th-this?" Asking someone else to talk to him didn't seem like it would be something Ava would do, but then again, half of what he had expected from her changed drastically from day to day. "I'm not- I d-d-d-do listen to her," Everything else that was going on - and had been going on - in his life prior to meeting her had little impact on their goal. "We've d-done that, all of it. I've t-t-told her w-what I th-think, I've g-given her s-s-suggestions. It's n-not my pr-pr-problem if she d-d-doesn't listen." Despite his attempt to not sound more jaded, some of it does slip back out. "She's m-made it c-c-clear th-that sh-she's going to m-make her own ch-choices."

[rotcursed]

inbox call or w/e we say these days, i'll get to them over the next couple days!!

imma try to be back more on tuesday bc today is Birthday :3

[jamsmemes]

(     *     BIOSHOCK PROMPTS   !    

trigger warning for murder.

❛  i choose something different. i choose the impossible. i choose… rapture.  ❜

❛  now you’ve rattled the monkey cage. here they come.  ❜

❛  what excuse do we have not to sculpt, and sculpt, and sculpt, until the job is done?  ❜

❛  what if now it is not my skill that fails me but my imagination?  ❜

❛  chin up, now. the lord hates a quitter.  ❜

❛  i’m here to show you a new kind of beauty.  ❜

❛  the path of the righteous is not always easy, yes?  ❜

❛  the reward will become clear in time: be patient.  ❜

❛  whichever way you slice it, good men died.  ❜

❛  i thought this would be a better life for us. can you imagine a bigger fool than that?  ❜

❛  if you press that button, you’ll learn what it means to truly be my enemy.  ❜

❛  you ooze in like an assassin and then try to sneak out like a thief.  ❜

❛  there’s two ways to deal with the mystery: uncover it, or eliminate it.  ❜

❛  i come to this place to build the impossible.  ❜

❛  that’ll take you straight to the devil himself. and then all debts will be paid in full.  ❜

❛  so there are no innocents. there are heroes, and there are criminals.  ❜

❛  who says you can’t teach an old hound new tricks?  ❜

❛  i believe in no god, no invisible man in the sky.  ❜

❛  even in the gathering dark, you light a candle.  ❜

❛  i feel… hatred, like i’ve never felt before, in my chest. bitter, burning fury.  ❜

❛  the artist has a duty to seduce the ear and delight the spirit.  ❜

❛  who could hate me so much they’d ruin me like this? what did i do to them?  ❜

❛  if you can’t come in from the cold, then you gotta grow ice over your heart.  ❜

❛  you’re not a moth… you’re an angel. i’ve never painted an angel… maybe i should!  ❜

❛  you give them hope. and for this, i am grateful.  ❜

❛  i don’t need to be judged by you… by anyone… screw you!  ❜

❛  i haven’t chosen a spot for you on the wall yet. let me know if you have a preference.  ❜

❛  if i have to kill one to save the other, so be it.  ❜

❛  thank you for reminding me that the light of the world has not yet been snuffed off.  ❜

❛  it’s about who can become less of a man and more of a monster.  ❜

❛  imagine the will it took to create a place like this.  ❜

❛  is there blood in the streets? of course.  ❜

❛  the great chain moves slowly, but with wisdom.  ❜

❛  as you drag me closer to the abyss, you pull yourself right along with me.  ❜

❛  i offer you a quick death. it will be preferable to what you will learn if you win.  ❜

❛  think about it for a second, and maybe the word will come to you: nostalgia!  ❜

❛  mark my words — your only reward will be a knife in the back.  ❜

❛  my strength is not in steel and fire, but in my intellect and will.  ❜

❛  in the end, all that matters to me — is me. and all that matters to you — is you.  ❜

❛  even in the book of lies, sometimes you find truth.  ❜

❛  a season for all things: a time to live, and a time to die.  ❜

❛  a man chooses. a slave obeys.  ❜

❛  you know what they say… never mix business with friendship.  ❜

❛  kills me to turn my fist to you, but business is business. don’t let it get you down.  ❜

❛  they say to save one life is to save the world entire.  ❜

❛  now there’s nothing left for you but a long cold nothing.  ❜

❛  you know, you should be thanking me! i brought you here! i showed you who you are!  ❜

❛  nobody never told you nothing but lies till i came along!  ❜

❛  i’d turn tail if i were you, kid. ain’t nothin’ here for you but tears.  ❜

❛  to question is to surrender. i will not question.  ❜

❛  they offered you the city… and you refused it. and what did you do instead?  ❜

❛  you saved them. you gave them the one thing that was stolen from them. a chance.  ❜

❛  and what was your reward? you never said. but i think i know… a family.  ❜

❛  would you kindly?  ❜

[sillymuses]

Her head is kept low and covered by her red hat as she entered the building. A moment or two is taken to look around the inside as they make their way towards the center of the place.

A simple nod is given at Cupid's question before opening up her coat pocket to fish out a few pictures. It showcased the large building, some sort of company, no doubt taken by Carmen herself upon scoping the place out.

"Guard times and layouts. There's an item within the head office of the owner that interests me. That and it's enjoyable reminding them they're not as invincible as they think they are. Whatever price you want, name it. I can pay it."

[rotcursed]

She almost wants to say something about how there were no eyes around, lie though it was. Commandeering all the cameras was a chore, and it was more likely that someone else would notice if they weren't free for anyone to come in and snatch at a moment's notice.

They whistle at the photos they're shown, "Not many people bother with cameras these days," A sideways glance is cast at Carmen, her eyes narrowing again - though this time more out of curiosity than unease. "Either you're ahead of the curve, or you're not from around here. Doesn't matter either way, I prefer the weird ones anyways."

Cupid grins, now she's talking their language. "I like you already," People always talk around that notion, that the bigwigs and their corpo underlings aren't as invincible as they think. Fear's good most of the time dealing with them, but at a certain point beating around the bush about the most they had over everyone else was money was a drag. "We can talk price in a minute, the rotations and layout is easy. Can I ask what's in the office, or is that somethin' you wanna keep hush-hush?"